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Procrastination: Help your child get on with their work
Procrastination – what is it? ‘Procrastinare’ The Latin meaning putting forward until tomorrow Procrastination is putting off a task that needs to be done. It may seem hard to believe but procrastination hasn’t always been seen as a negative behaviour (Van Eerde, 2003). In the 1600s procrastination described thoughtful decision making which produced better outcomes. Psychologists have found
History Exams – How to avoid being narrative
Whenever a new student comes to me for history tutoring after getting a D grade (or even worse) in an assignment, the first thing I check is whether they are taking a narrative approach to history.
7 Ways to Get the Most out of Online Tutorials
Online tutoring, done well, can be a very positive and rewarding experience for both student and tutor. Use these tips as a guideline to get the most out of your tutorials.
Revise for your Exams: 5 study tips that really work
When you revise for your exams, the most important thing to remember is to use active revision techniques. If you try simply to read over the material and remember it, you will find that very little of the information goes into your memory. What you need to do is find ways of engaging actively with your revision
Neuroplasticity: how does it help your child learn?
In my previous blog we explored lifestyle factors that can help your brain support your memory. In this blog we will discover what neuroplasticity really means and what research shows us about how we can try to improve it. The brain is a muscle The brain is a muscle the more we use it and
How to use Provenance in History Exams
Practice assessing provenance in your primary-source exam questions and your marks should rise as your skill develops.
Technology for Language Learning
When I was teaching Italian at the University of Hull a few years ago, one of the recurrent questions students asked me was: “Vincenzo, how can I improve my Italian?” Years after, in one of my EFL DipTesol training sessions the other day, Simon (the trainer) asked us: “How can we help students to improve their reading
Support your child’s memory
This is the first of two blogs on how you can best support your child’s memory. In the first blog we will learn about how important lifestyle factors lay the foundations for good memory acquisition, retention and recall. In the second blog we will learn mnemonic strategies to help manage the large quantities of information
Philosophy A level: 3 key skills to raise your grade
Studying Philosophy A level Taking philosophy A level can be a very daunting task as it is unlike learning any other subject. It is a hugely broad topic with many branches and a mind-boggling history of ideas to catch up on. However, learning philosophy will help support your understanding of other subjects, even if you